1979–1980 Massachusetts legislature
| 171st Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 3, 1979 – July 5, 1980 [1] | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 [2] | ||||
| President | William Bulger | ||||
| Party control | Democrat[2] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 160 [3] | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas W. McGee | ||||
| Party control | Democrat[3] | ||||
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William Bulger, Senate president.
Thomas McGee, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1979-1980.
The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.[4]
Senators
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- Carol Campbell Amick [4]
- Chester G. Atkins
- John Francis Aylmer
- Jack H. Backman [5]
- Edward Lawrence Burke [5]
Representatives
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- Antone S. Aguiar Jr. [4]
- Theodore J. Aleixo Jr.
- Lawrence R. Alexander [5]
- Alfred Almeida
- Robert B. Ambler [5]
- John A. Businger [5]
- David B. Cohen [5]
- Roger R. Goyette [5]
See also
References
- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ a b "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
- ^ a b "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
- ^ a b c 1979-1980 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ a b c d e f g State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
Further reading
- Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979. hdl:2452/40803.
- "Massachusetts Legislature Meets on Transit Crisis", New York Times, December 2, 1980
External links
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1978 State Senate General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1978 State Representative General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1979, hdl:2452/335752 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1979, hdl:2452/3383
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1980, hdl:2452/335753
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1980, hdl:2452/3384
- Reports of the Legislative Research Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via New England School of Law (1964-1994)
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